A History of Scientific IdeasBarnes and Noble Books, 1996 - 525 стор. "Science, as Charles Singer points out in his preface, having come to control and direct industry, is now rapidly and manifestly transforming the very face of the earth and the lot of its living inhabitants, whether human, animal, or plant. What is the story behind this immense increase in scientific activity? Has science always been so powerful? And what does 'science' mean? Dr. Singer answers these questions by presenting a history of science--its developments, its protagonists, and the philosophy behind it. From the Stone Age to the twentieth century, from Ancient Egypt to modern Europe, from astrology to microbiology, this is the complex and extraordinary story of man's curiosity."--Jacket |
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... Theory The publication of the atomic theory attracted attention in France . GAY - LUSSAC ( 1778–1850 , pp . 322 , 343 ) was working on similar lines . He was interested in the combination of gases and showed that , when gases combine ...
... Theory The publication of the atomic theory attracted attention in France . GAY - LUSSAC ( 1778–1850 , pp . 322 , 343 ) was working on similar lines . He was interested in the combination of gases and showed that , when gases combine ...
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... theory of light thereby became possible . ( ix ) Undulatory Theory At the end of the eighteenth century there were in the field two rival conceptions of the nature of light , the emission theory and the undulatory theory . The emission ...
... theory of light thereby became possible . ( ix ) Undulatory Theory At the end of the eighteenth century there were in the field two rival conceptions of the nature of light , the emission theory and the undulatory theory . The emission ...
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... theory vindicated . Sub- sequent progress has made this as nearly impossible as anything in science can be said to be . It is the dynamical theory ( in the sense in which Kelvin understood the phrase , which is inadequately expressed by ...
... theory vindicated . Sub- sequent progress has made this as nearly impossible as anything in science can be said to be . It is the dynamical theory ( in the sense in which Kelvin understood the phrase , which is inadequately expressed by ...
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INTRODUCTION Nature of the Scientific Process | 1 |
THE SECOND ADVENTURE Divorce of Science | 62 |
THE FAILURE OF INSPIRATION Science the Hand | 103 |
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